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this is bbc news. the headlines: two teenagers are detained under the terrorism act after the shooting of lyra mckee. there was a real sense that what happened to lyra seachange and i see confidence. after a week of disruption and hundreds of arrests. the head of the metropolitan police urges climate change protesters to move on. britain basks on the hottest day of the year so far with more sunshine to come. it has been very warm, obviously it is ultra warm for this time. you have to enjoyed while it lasts. days like this are few and far between.
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and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers bonnie greer and penny smith. stay with us for that. good evening. the detective leading the investigation into the killing of lyra mckee in northern ireland has warned a new breed of terrorists is coming through the ranks. two teenagers have been arrested by officers who they suspect were involved in shooting dead the young journalist in londonderry. police say they believe the dissident republican group the new ira is behind the killing. the teenagers are being questioned in belfast, from where louise cullen sent this report. a journalist, campaigner, beloved partner and devoted daughter. the police today said they'd met lyra mckee‘s family to try to answer their questions
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and they said the killing had united the community against the dissidents. my broader concern is that what we're seeing is a new breed of terrorists coming through the ranks. and that, for me, is a very worrying situation. there is a real sense that what happened to lyra marked a sea change and i want people to have confidence to come forward. they are being held under the terrorism act. the police were carrying out a search operation targeting dissident republicans in the creggan area of derry on thursday night when rioting flared. in cctv footage, a masked man steps out from behind a wall. he disappears, then a few minutes later, a man with a gun fires shots towards police and onlookers. lyra mckee was rushed to hospital where she died from her injuries. police believe a group
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calling itself the new ira was behind the shooting. one of the things that's worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who were experienced in the dark arts of bomb—making, when they were in the provisional ira, and some of those people have gone over to the new ira in the last decade or so. for friends of the journalist and lg bt activist, reality is just beginning to sink in. when i woke up this morning, i did think that i dreamt all this, it hadn't really happened. i'd dreamt the vigil, i'd dreamt everything and then i heard the news and i realised that it wasn't some awful nightmare, it was true. and people across northern ireland are standing with lyra's friends and family with books of condolence being signed and vigils held in a number of towns and cities. everybody should show their condemnation of this murder in some shape or form. we need to move forward. nobody wants to go back to those dark days, and that our children deserve the opportunity to never be brought up in that,
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the way we all were. the community has been brought together from the killing of a woman who called herself a ceasefire baby. hundreds of extra police officers have been drafted in by the metropolitan police from other forces as it tries to clear climate change protesters from parts of central london. since the demonstrations began on monday, more than 750 people have been arrested. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick has defended the handling of the protests and described the operation as unprecedented. jon donnison reports. the extinction rebellion has life in it yet. for a sixth day, climate change protesters targeted central london. yesterday's pink boat at oxford circus was replaced by a green hammock. their message: they're not going away. if there were a better way, please somebody tell us because we've tried the suggested ways. we've tried writing to mps, we've tried doing petitions,
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we've tried just standing in the street with banners. it clearly hasn't worked. cheering she was eventually arrested, as were others, but they're not making it easy for the police. some protesters had glued themselves together with their arms encased with piping. a cheer goes up now as one protester has been released. here at oxford circus, the police are using bolt cutters, angle grinders and special chemicals to break through the glue that protesters have used to stick themselves together. cheering there were similar scenes at waterloo bridge. we were here to protect our kids and to protect our future kids and their future kids. you don't have to understand science to understand that. the metropolitan police have had to request 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces,
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but deny they're struggling to cope or that cells are full. it's been a really challenging operation. they're using very dynamic communications and very dynamic tactics. i think many people would say we haven't seen anything quite like this in this city or around the country before. by late afternoon, the last of the protesters at oxford circus had been removed and traffic was flowing again, but the demonstrators insist they'll be back. as dusk fell, some demonstrators we re as dusk fell, some demonstrators were repairing to bed down for the night. in the morning, they will be back. jon donnison, bbc news, in central london. clashes have broken out between demonstrators and police in paris on the 23rd saturday of the ‘yellow vest‘ protests. officers fired tear gas and nearly 200 people have been arrested. the protesters have been banned from the area around the champs elysees and the burnt notre—dame cathedral. our europe regional editor,
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danny aeberhard, reports. it is weak 23 of the yellow vest protests, and the first since monday's catastrophic fire in notre—dame cathedral. if the authorities hope that disaster heralded the moment of newfound unity, they were wrong. political tensions continue to smoulder, erupting into clashes on the streets of paris. a group of protesters set motorbikes alike in one area. the violence was nothing like the scale of the riots in december. one protester said radical elements had hijacked a mostly peaceful demonstration. translation: you can see that there are people who are not necessarily hear out of the same convictions we have peaceful reasons. we should be able to move around everywhere, but it is true, it is not very pleasant doing this. we cannot protest as we would like so we cannot protest as we would like so it is getting tense. anger remains, though. some of it this
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week was directed against the colossal sum about $1 billion raised injust colossal sum about $1 billion raised in just days to restore notre—dame. demonstrators have criticised the ease with which billionaires and corporations have wondered huge donations for the firedamaged cathedral other than to alleviate poverty. the fire and its aftermath temporarily displaced the yellow vests from centre stage. it broke out moments before a key televised address by fra nz‘s out moments before a key televised address by franz‘s president immanuel macron. he was forced to postpone the speech which was to outline measures the government would take arising out of a recent national consultation. the so—called great debate had provided citizens a space to air their grievances. mr macron is now expected to address theissue macron is now expected to address the issue on thursday. seven people were killed in an attack on the afghan ministry of information in kabul. an explosion was heard
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just before midday local time, and sporadic gunfire continued for over six hours before officials eventually declared the incident over. a ministry source said one of the attackers got inside the building. the attack comes a day after talks between afghan officials and the taliban were suspended, but the taliban said they were not behind the assault. the public prosecutor in sudan says more than £100 million in cash has been recovered from the home of the deposed president, omar al—bashir. he's under investigation for money laundering after being toppled more than a week ago. protesters continue to demand civilian rule. here, nearly 10% of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in england and wales if health checks were tailored to individual patients. currently people over the age of a0 are eligible for a heart check every five years. but new research from university college london suggests that high—risk people should be screened more often and low—risk patients much less. our health correspondent
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james gallagher reports. somebody‘s risk of a heart attack or stroke can be worked out by looking at risk factors such as their blood pressure, cholesterol levels orfamily history. doctors use the information to give advice on lifestyle changes or to prescribe drugs like statins for cholesterol or blood pressure. the study followed 7,000 people to see how their risk changed over time, and then investigated whether there was a better way of performing routine check—ups. currently, people should be seen every five years, but the study suggested the healthiest people could be seen every seven years, the less healthy, every year. the team predicted 8% of heart attacks and strokes will be prevented with tailored testing. that works out at about 5,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes a year in england and wales. the researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation says it could potentially save lives, but warned it could be hard
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to implement and that too few people were having the current assessments. one of labour's most senior figures has apologised after she was photographed drinking alcohol on public transport. diane abbott, the shadow home secretary, said she'd been drinking a can of mojito cocktail despite a ban on drinking alcohol on london's transport network. she said she was "sincerely sorry." a scheme to help people with mental health illnesses find a job if they want one is being expanded. nhs england is rolling out the individual placement and support scheme to 28 new areas, which means most of england will be covered by the scheme. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. some of notre—dame‘s smallest residents appear to have survived the devastating fire, which destroyed most of the cathedral's roof and toppled its famous spire.
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around 200,000 bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished in the blaze, but the fire did not reach the hives and the smoke merely made them drunk, as hugh schofield reports from paris. it should have reduced the three hives to a large pool of wax, but no. this brief video taken this afternoon shows that all is still in order. the day after, we had pictures taken by drones and i could see the three dots made by the roof of the hives, and nothing was in front, nothing that looks like melted wax, and then on thursday, my boss met on the pavement and said he had seen bees going back and forth into the hives. luckily, the hives we re into the hives. luckily, the hives were not on the part of the roof that burned, but on the sacristy, a much lower level, visible here in
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the foreground. light was falling so the foreground. light was falling so the bees should have been settling down to rest. i was very pleased, but facing them, they were on earth before us and they will be after us iam before us and they will be after us i am definitely convinced of that, even though whatever we do, pesticides, i am always positive and i know that they will survive definitely. christian rise - like writers or bees as an inspiration for the church, a community of workers toiling for a common good. easter time at notre—dame they are providing another symbol of life and hope. a british computer expert, who helped shut down a major cyber attack on the nhs, has pleaded guilty to cyber crime charges in the us. marcus hutchins, from north devon, faces up to five years in prison for his role in distributing malicious software, which was designed to steal online banking passwords.
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he says he takes full responsibility for his actions. the pop star adele has separated from her husband, simon konecki. the couple have been married since 2016 and adele gave birth to their son, angelo, in 2012. a spokesperson for the singer has said the pairare "committed to raising their son together, lovingly." taxpayers are being warned by the government to be wary of fraudsters offering tax rebates worth hundreds of pounds. the scams, mostly by text and email, are timed to coincide with the sending out of legitimate rebates after the end of the tax year. here's our business correspondent rob young. the new tax year is just a few weeks old. this is the time of year when hm revenue and customs sends refunds to those taxpayers who paid too much last year. there is a warning that scammers exploit this. hmrc says criminals target the smartphones of young adults in an attempt to get hold of their bank details.
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in spring, con artists send text messages such as this one, pretending to be from the tax office. it offers an enticing £265 rebate, but anyone who clicks on the link could end up sending their bank details to a criminal. here is another example of a scam. this email, which looks official, isn't. fraudsters might try to use the unwitting victim's card numbers, set up payments from their accounts or take out loans. hm revenue and customs had 250,000 reports of attempted tax scams in april and may last year. they fear the problem will be worse this spring. they believe news taxpayers without much experience of the system are particularly vulnerable, especially as they are more likely to manage their affairs on their smartphone. they say anyone who is due a genuine refund will receive it directly into their bank account or get a cheque through the post.
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the headlines on bbc news: police in londonderry investigating the shooting of the journalist lyra mckee continue to question 2 teenagers. police in london make more than 750 arrests in six days, as climate change protests continue in the capital. and temperatures in the uk reach 25.5 degrees — making today the hottest day of the year so far. we have the papers coming up at 1130, looking ahead to what we will be seeing on sunday but first, we have the sport. a big game involving liverpool tomorrow, certainly. manchester city are back on top of the premier league — for now at least — after what was a nervy1—nil win over tottenham. it was a game that came just three days after spurs knocked city out of the champions league, but asjo currie reports,
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three points was the most important thing in the race for the title. after wednesday night's european extravaganza between these two teams, the repeat premier league fixture was always going to struggle to live up to the same excitement. or was it? city needing to lick their wounds, knowing a win would take them back to the top of the table. and just like mid week, the end—to—end drama came early. spurs starting the quicker, with son heung—min testing ederson, who was equal to it, before city struck the first vital blow. sergio aguero setting up an unlikely hero. 18—year—old phil foden with his first top—flight goal to settle city's nerves. a much changed spurs side struggled to carve out many opportunities in the first half, but after the break had a penalty appeal waved away for this handball. city came agonisingly close to stretching their lead, were it not for the foot of paulo gazzaniga denying raheem sterling, who couldn't quite believe his eyes. it didn't matter, though, the defending champions held on to claim the win and exact revenge. jo currie, bbc news. at the bottom of the table, brighton got what could turn out
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to be a vital point at wolves. it finished goalless at molineux. brighton are now three points clear of the relegation zone with four games left this season. that puts the pressure on cardiff who play liverpool tomorrow. in the day's other matches, newcastle all but confirmed their premier league status with a 3—1win over southampton who stay 5 points above the drop zone. watford are up to seventh place and the possiblity of european footballl next season after a 2—1 win over huddersfield. leicester are in 8th after a 2—all draw with west ham. celtic will have to wait at least another week to wrap up the scottish premiership. that's after second placed rangers eased to a comfortable 3—1win at hearts. jermain defoe and ryanjack had already put steven gerrard's side in charge before nikola katic put it beyond doubt. four more games in the scottish premiership today. kilmarnock had three players sent off as they lost 1—nil at home to aberdeen. those two teams swap places, with aberdeen up to third.
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elsewhere there were wins for st mirren and stjohnstone, while hamilton drew with motherwell. saracens reached their fourth champions cup final in six seasons, after a convincing win over munster. after a week where billy vunipola was warned by the rfu for defending israel folau's homophobic social media post, the forward scored their final try in a man of the match performance. it ended 32—16 saracens will face either leinster or toulouse in the final. britain's katie boulter says she's ‘devastated' after missing three match points to lose her match in the fed cup. she'd been going so well against kazakhstan‘s yuiia putinsteva in london, but things quickly unravelled and she lost the third set on a tie break. johanna konta had won her rubber earlier in the day, so they go into day two with the tie level at 1—all. neil robertson is on a roll on the first day of the world championship snooker.
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the 2010 champion is a frame away of what would be only the second whitewash in crucible history. he's 9—0 up in his first round match against qualifier michael georgiou, who has only managed 107 points in total so far. defending champion mark williams is through after beating martin gould. that's all the sport for now. we have a world title fight in new york overnight, don't forget that, and you can listen to that on bbc radio 5from and you can listen to that on bbc radio 5 from around four in the morning. i'm sure you will be staying up to watch that? it is a bank holiday, why not? house plants do much more than simply decorate our homes — they can bring a sense of calm and help the environment. currently, plants which aren't considered food, are subject to full
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vat, but campaigners say that should be reduced. laura foster has more. becca had struggled with anxiety and depression for months. counselling didn't work, medication didn't work, but then she was given a houseplant and from there her collection grew to more than 100 plants. the well—being you get is so immense. when you stop focusing on looking so far in the future because you have something to deal with right in front of you, it can really help. they take so much time to grow and change and it makes you accept that in yourself as well. she is not the only one. the popularity of houseplants has skyrocketed in recent years, helped in part by social media. at the moment, plants are considered to be a luxury item, and therefore we pay full vat on them in the uk. but in other countries in europe the taxes are less. as well as benefiting the environment, it is thought that cutting vat could help more people manage their mental health, particularly individuals who don't have access to a garden 01’ green space.
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if they are feeling that the cost of acquiring those plants is prohibitive, i think that is a great shame. anything that makes plants more affordable will be a good thing. a lot of people will make a difference in a recovery from health issues. one business feels so strongly about the issue it has written to the government, calling for rates to be reduced. places like france, germany, italy, the rates of vat on plants is up to half what it is in the uk, and in some places more than that. some people might say tha tyou are saying this because you sell plants. i recognise that, but we have a much broader mission. they are notjust a nice thing to decorate one possible space, but they are an important thing in a healthy lifestyle.
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becca says the well—being you get from plants is so immense it is worth considering. it has been quite life—changing, actually. in quite a small way but also a very big way. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers the columnist for the new european newspaper, and playwright, bonnie greer, and the broadcaster, penny smith. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. it's turning out to be one of the hottest easter bank holiday weekends on record with temperatures reaching 25.5 celsius in hampshire today — the warmest day of the year so far. and there's more to come, with sunshine and high temperatures expected for most of the country tomorrow and monday. from sunny southport, olivia richwald sent this report. summer holiday scenes
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over the easter weekend. southport, on merseyside, has one of the biggest expanses of sand in the north—west and the second longest pier in the country. these girls have taken two trains to be here today. it feels like summer because it's really hot and it's really sunny. what have you been doing? er, laying on the beach and going to the shops. it's been a lovely day here. it's been very warm. obviously, the sun's ultra warm for this time of year, so you've got to enjoy it while it lasts. i think days like this are few and far between. i've spent plenty of easters reporting on unseasonal snow, but i have to say that southport in the sunshine is far more enjoyable, and this isjust the beginning, because it's due to be lovely tomorrow and monday. across the uk, most places have been basking in blue skies and sunshine. from the north of wales on anglesey to the south in carmarthenshire, people were hitting the beaches.
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it was the perfect day for the european stone stacking championships in dunbar in scotland. when the mercury goes up, thousands go down to brighton, where the water skiers were enjoying calm seas. inland, the boats were moving somewhat slower in milton keynes, and on the thames, where birds of all varieties were soaking up the sun. today, southport was hotter than seville and st tropez. tomorrow's easter eggs will be served sunny side up. olivia richwald, bbc news, southport. the warm weather hasn't come without problems however. firefighters in west yorkshire have spent much of the day battling a large fire affecting several acres of ilkley moor. walkers have been warned to stay clear of the area. time now to have a look at the weather. the warmth and the sunshine
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as you indicated is continuing now for the rest of this easter weekend. for most of us. a bit of a blip out there across parts of scotland, in particular it continues for easter sunday. this is oxfordshire today, a cold start but then the temperature rebounded in the sunshine. the satellite shows why not everyone has sunshine. through this zone there has been a little rain around and this weather system hangs around across the northern and western isles, far north—west of mainland scotla nd isles, far north—west of mainland scotland for easter sunday but notice how it backs away on monday. so you do get a return of some sunshine. this is how the rest of the night is shaping up and some heavy bursts of rain running through the far north—west of scotland elsewhere clear skies and a few mist and fog patches across parts of eastern england. this is where we are likely to see low temperatures. lower than this in rural spots are close to freezing in the coldest places as easter sunday begins. and there will be 20 of sunshine again. once the mist and fog clears away.
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there it is, you can see the land showing up which shows us it is clear, that is sunny. some a little hazy again in northern ireland and parts of scotland but in the north and western isles, maybe the far north—west of the mainland could see little rain. cooler than elsewhere but elsewhere widely in the high teens low 20s but closer to the mid 20s again in the warm spots and that will give the warmest easter sunday on record a run for its muggy tomorrow. pollen levels are high, particularly if you suffer from tree pollen problems. this is the culprit that explains while you are sneezing. this is easter monday. clear skies overnight, misty in places, still simmering towards the western isles but as we saw in the big earlier it is starting to back away in time for monday. call again through parts of eastern england is, low single figures may a little nest in some places. the cloud is gone away from the western isles from western northern ireland so it is dry, sunny foremost to begin with but there will be some high cloud
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spilling in from the south. things will turn increasingly hazy. a breezy day and temperatures are similar, maybe a degree also off the pace but no—one will really notice the difference. as the week goes on there will be more cloud building. a chance of showers and thunderstorms breaking out and after the warmth of the easter weekend it will slowly be turning cooler. that is your latest forecast, more just after midnight. —— just before midnight.
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hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: two teenagers are detained under the terrorism act after the shooting of lyra mckee. there was a real sense that what happened to lyra marked the seachange, and i want people to have the confidence to come forward and help us. after a week of disruption and hundreds of arrests, the head of the metropolitan police urges climate change protesters to move on. britain basks on the hottest day
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of the year so far with more sunshine to come. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the sunday papers will be bringing us. with me are the columnist for the new european newspaper, and playwright, bonnie greer... i love that. then i will wash the other one. and broadcaster penny smith. most of the front pages are in. the mail on sunday has details of a survey, which suggests that 40% of conservative councillors are planning to vote for nigel farage's brexit party in next month's european elections in protest over theresa may's failure to bring about
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